We lie. A lot. Up to 200 times per day. And it's bad for us. So what would happen if you were completely honest? Even for just a day?

Writer James Altucher, who took the total honesty approach, believes the following things happen:

People will stop speaking to you.

People might think you're going to kill yourself (because everything you write will read like a suicide note).

People will think you're crazy.

You'll frighten people.

You'll entertain people.

People will trust your advice.

You'll become free.

While I'm not sure most people will think everything you write reads like a suicide note due to the honesty approach, I think the rest of it seems pretty true. I don't always share my opinion and sometimes keep things to myself, but I make a major effort not to lie. I don't always succeed, but I feel better when I do. It's not because I feel like I'm doing the right thing for other people, but because I feel like I don't have to hide anything. I like that.

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What about you? Could you become completely honest? What do you think would happen if you did?